Lee, Olivia
Olivia Lee serves as Senior Director of Government Relations and Public Affairs for Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, based in Los Angeles, CA. She leads state and local government relations, public affairs, and community relations in California and southern Nevada.
Previously, Olivia was the Manager of Legislative and Advocacy Affairs for AltaMed, where she co-led COVID-19 response and vaccination efforts alongside organizational leaders during the pandemic and advocated for underserved communities. She was a Public Policy Manager at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, covering land use, housing, homelessness, and technology innovation. Additionally, Olivia co-founded a boutique public affairs consulting firm focusing on nonprofit, public, political, and private sectors, serving clients at national, state, and local levels.
Olivia has held leadership positions and key roles in many advocacy, nonprofit, and political organizations at national, state, and local levels. She currently serves as a Board Member for the California Manufacturers and Technology Association and the Center for Health Care Rights.
Olivia attended Mt. San Antonio College and graduated from University of California, Irvine.
Duong, Kathy
Kathy Duong is a legislative and local government professional with her work rooted in government affairs, public policy, and community engagement.
Kathy is currently a Public Policy Manager with Amazon, leading public policy and outreach within local communities throughout Northern California. She is passionate about equity access and forging successful public/private partnerships that benefit the community. Before joining Amazon, Duong worked for nearly a decade as a Government and Community Engagement Affairs Director in Silicon Valley working with the largest tech companies in the region. She also served as a Public Policy Director in San Jose City Council.
Kathy earned her Associate of Arts degree at De Anza College, Landscape Architecture and City and Regional Planning undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley, and Public Policy and Management masters degree at Carnegie Mellon University. She currently also serves as a Boardmember for the Southeast Asian Resource Action Center (SEARAC), a national civil rights organization, and San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association, a public policy organization. She was named Silicon Valley’s 40 Under 40 by the Silicon Valley Business Journal in 2019. Born and raised in San Jose, Kathy is proud to have roots in a city that welcomed her immigrant parents and together with her husband, Frank, are now raising their daughter in Downtown San Jose. Kathy loves spending time with her family and they can be found connecting with the community at their shop, Academic Coffee, on the weekends.
